2023-07-20 01:07:38
The threat is “contained”. A man opened fire in central Auckland, New Zealand’s second largest city, on Thursday in an ‘alarming’ incident that left three people dead including the suspected shooter and six injured, New Zealand police said ,
The shooting coincides with the opening day of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. All Fifa staff and players staying in the city are safe, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has said.
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In the process, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who succeeded Jacinda Ardern this year, indicated that there was no threat to national security, and that the World Cup would go well as foreseen.
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